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A column of fire / Ken Follett.
In 1558, the ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral look down on a city torn apart by religious conflict. As power in England shifts precariously between Catholics and Protestants, high principles clash bloodily with friendship, loyalty, and love. Ned Willard wants nothing more than to marry Margery Fitzgerald. But when the lovers find themselves on opposing sides of the religious divide sweeping across the country, Ned goes to work for Princess Elizabeth. When she becomes queen, all Europe turns against England. The shrewd, determined young monarch sets up the country's first secret service, to give her early warning of assassination plots, rebellions, and invasion plans. Over a turbulent half century, the love between Ned and Margery seems doomed as extremism sparks violence from Edinburgh to Geneva. Elizabeth clings precariously to her throne and her principles, protected by a small, dedicated group of resourceful spies and courageous secret agents.
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- ISBN: 9780525497189 (Penguin Audio) :
- Physical Description: 10 audio discs (12 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Abridged.
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Audio, ℗2017.
- Copyright: ©2017.
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| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by John Lee. |
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| Subject: | Audiobooks. Great Britain > History > Elizabeth, 1558-1603 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Suspense fiction. |
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- AudioFile Reviews : AudioFile Reviews 2017 November
Narrator John Lee returns to Kingsbridge, the fictitious English city of Ken Follett's historical fiction epics based in the Middle Ages. Now in the shadow of Martin Luther's Reformation and Bloody Mary's persecution of heretics in the mid-sixteenth century, the Willard and Fitzgerald families find themselves on opposite sides of the struggle between Protestants and Catholics. Lee capably portrays a wide cast of characters--from the furiously righteous Rollo, who murders in the name of God, to the quietly confident French woman, Sylvie, who risks her life to distribute Bibles. But the most remarkable aspect of this intense historical novel is the narrative suspense created by Follett as disruption sweeps across Europe, and Lee's talent for crisp, rich narration does it justice. N.M.C. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine
